Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 68 Issue 3

Aeroplane structural maintenance and corrosion prevention

Aydin Akdeniz

Discusses the need for structural maintenance programmes to check the airworthiness of planes and detect damage. Describes the prevention and control of corrosion along with its…

Corrosion — a problem not only for metals

Barbara Jankowska

Discusses the definition of corrosion and the meaning it has assumed. Examines the use of polymers and discusses their various problems, such as stretching, deforming and…

Quantitative methods of predicting relative effectiveness of corrosion inhibitive coatings

K.J. Lewis, J.H. Aklian, A. Sharaby, J.D. Zook

Explains corrosion protection and how it works. Discusses the effect of environmental legislation on corrosion protective paints, which necessitates the removal of solvents and…

Aerospace wear and corrosion‐resistant coatings — a perspective

Trevor Amos

Discusses the need to combat wear and corrosion, and to analyse wear types with regard to weight, longer working life, demands on performance, etc. Provides details of various…

Corrosion control in the Royal Air Force

Terry Ford

Summarizes the RAF's need to keep aircraft in service for longer. Provides details of present anti‐corrosion methods employed and explains the RAF's involvement in design and…

Murphy Rebel on Full Lotus floats — an owner's perspective

Ric Porteous

Tells a personal story of building a plane with floats. Includes technical details and a description of performance on high‐altitude lakes, along with assessors' comments.

Saab Dynamics upgrades to CATIA Version 4

Inge Dagersten

Provides a brief outline of Saab Dynamics&apos activities and the use of CATIA in the design process. Claims that this eliminates the need to make a physical mock‐up of war…